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Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 manual (was: Altaz alignment by sync operation
From: Andy Wallace
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed Oct 21 09:41:17 1998

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

Chris--

I, for one, think that would be a terrific service to this group. I'd love to get an e-mail
copy regardless of what site it may or may not wind up on. I can work with any word
processing format.

Clear skies, Andy


> I would like anyone to pick a piece of equipment and write a detailed manual on all the
> functions and all the capabilities of the product and than let the masses critique the
> manual for flaws, you would probable feel pretty bad at the outcome.
>
> This is a very worthy challange. I have never written a technical manual and I can't
> spell worth a $hit but I do know that when I read, and re-read, a manual I can usually
> boil it down to the essence of what it is trying to say. I then enter my understanding
> of it in a word processor and print it out for my personal use.
>
> If you would like I will re-read the Meade LX200 manual and paraphrase it into the
> form I would understand. I will then post it to Doc G's web site. Let Doc. evaluate my
> efforts. If, and only if, Doc. deems my efforts worthy, which might take 6 mos. or
> more, then maybe he will post my interpertation of the Meade LX200 manual to his site.
>
> If Doc. approves my "Manual" then let all the LX200 users download it.
> After 2 months, I invite any LX200 user on this group to critisize/laud my manual.
>
> Are we agreed?
>
> Chris Frye
> Silver Spring, MD




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